Missouri attorney accused of withholding witness information
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis public defender is accusing a circuit attorney of violating Missouri Supreme Court rules by withholding information about crime victims and witnesses. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce’s office and her prosecutors have stripped the telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses of victims…
Nixon signs bill to cut college costs for military members
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – People who move to Missouri and join National Guard or Reserves will be immediately eligible for in-state tuition at Missouri colleges and universities under a new state law. To get in-state tuition, students currently must get a full-time job or live in Missouri for a year and meet other requirements. Under…
Authorities continue to investigate Sundays hours long standoff
( KTRS ) Authorities continue to investigate a 12 hour standoff between police and a man that held 2 people hostage. The standoff began Sunday when a caller told police a man was making meth in the garage. Police reported Monday that the 53-year-old suspect showed a shotgun and refused to leave. That led to…
Security added for PrideFest event in St. Louis.
( KTRS ) St. Louis police plan to increase their presence at PrideFest events this month in the aftermath of the fatal shootings in Orlando, Florida. Fifty people died in the shooting early Sunday morning. In a statement, organizers of the St. Louis event say PrideFest will go on as planned June 24 through June…
Illinois House cancels planned Wednesday session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has canceled a planned session for Wednesday. The Chicago Democrat released a statement Monday that legislative “working groups” continue meeting to discuss a solution to the yearlong budget stalemate. Madigan says both House and Senate members will meet again Tuesday for bipartisan talks on issues crucial to…